29er freeride bike ->
bluechair84
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Well, I didn't think you could get 29er wheels into a frame with 5.5" travel, something to do with chainstay lengths. But Ninerhave pulled it off.
Of all the bikes being bandied about these pages, carbon Nomads, SB-66 etc, this is the one I'd like to test ride!
Any thoughts?
Of all the bikes being bandied about these pages, carbon Nomads, SB-66 etc, this is the one I'd like to test ride!
Any thoughts?
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I'd like to have a go, but it will be shockingly expensive (as all niners are) the majority will hate them with no just cause and its a sh1t coluour
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I think Cube have one lined up too... :?
EDIT: think this is it, more downhill though...
http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/08/15/cube-rolls-out-broad-29er-mountain-bike-line-for-2012-new-dh-rig0 -
Still can't get my head around 29" FS bikes, sure I understand the merits, but they just seem out of proportion
Admittedly it seems as if more manufacturers are churning out 29" full bouncers, so I will get used to them..
That Nine frameset is nice, but as stated, it probably comes at a cost...0 -
Check out the Transition Bandit 29er videoand see what they get up to on that. 130mm of rear travel.
http://vimeo.com/27448362Trail fun - Transition Bandit
Road - Wilier Izoard Centaur/Cube Agree C62 Disc
Allround - Cotic Solaris0 -
Pinkbike has an article on 29er Dh bike vs 26er DH bike at the moment. Seems to come down to manouverabilty and acceleration vs bump absorption. Which seems to me to be personal taste and nothing to do with which is better...0
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bluechair84 wrote:Pinkbike has an article on 29er Dh bike vs 26er DH bike at the moment. Seems to come down to manouverabilty and acceleration vs bump absorption. Which seems to me to be personal taste and nothing to do with which is better...
Depends on the track as well, I guess... Be interesting to see how it plays out though. I mean, for me I'm sure a suitably built 29er dh bike would be faster at places like fort william- fast, open and rough. But then, I'm pretty crap- better riders don't just plough through all the rocks, the bikes barely touch the ground anyway so I've no idea whether that advantage would still existUncompromising extremist0 -
Lenz has been doing it for ages
http://www.lenzsport.com/detail.php?prodID=15
http://vimeo.com/31504662Don't think, BE:0 -
i'm now riding a turner sultan 125 mm rear and marzocchi microti 29er 140mm front and it rides like a hammer...... 13.8 kgs, 68º headset angle.... a great bike.. this image is from the first day i have builded, some changes from then... not a freerider, but a perfect enduro bike
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I like that!jallll wrote:i'm now riding a turner sultan 125 mm rear and marzocchi microti 29er 140mm front and it rides like a hammer...... 13.8 kgs, 68º headset angle.... a great bike.. this image is from the first day i have builded, some changes from then... not a freerider, but a perfect enduro bike
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That niner is nice. Not sure I'd call it a freeride bike, but I'd definitely have a go on one!0
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Then there is this new kid on the block. Being in the E.U no custom tax to.
http://www.rotwild.de/index.php/en/bikes/all-mountain/rx1-fs-29Don't think, BE:0 -
Nice find, these 29er 150mm AM bikes are really getting my curiosity organ throbbing...0
